SCHOOL travel plans may be introduced at every primary and secondary in the city aimed at cutting traffic congestion and improving the health of tens of thousands of pupils.

SCHOOL travel plans may be introduced at every primary and secondary in the city aimed at cutting traffic congestion and improving the health of tens of thousands of pupils.

A review has just been completed into how children travel to school and how this affects traffic in the surrounding area.

The findings will now be presented to councillors tomorrow by Coun Bruce Lines, lead review member of the transportation and street services committee.

He will support the introduction of school travel plans in every school in the city.

One school keen for such a travel plan is Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College, in Bournville, where parents and local councillors have been fighting to have zebra crossings and speed warning signs installed.

More than 1,000 signed a protest petition after a 12-year-old girl was almost killed in a collision with a car in June this year. The city review considered ways that children and parents can be encouraged to choose different ways to travel to and from school.

Coun Lines (Con, Bartley Green) said: "How people get to school isn't just a matter of dealing with congestion on our roads, it's also about healthier lifestyles for our children, and creating safer streets.

"The healthier and environmentally friendly options of walking and cycling are all too often replaced by the convenience of a car."